The Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization will meet on Tuesday, October 16, at 6:30 p.m. at Amidon-Bowen Elementary School (401 I St., SW). The meeting will be in the school’s library.
We will be discussing the upcoming Ward 6 IB meeting, a white paper with ideas for strengthening the Eastern feeder pattern, supporting school libraries, and more. Hope to see you on Tuesday.
Suzanne Wells
Learn about the IB Middle Years Programme – October 23
When: Tuesday, October 23, 6 PM
Where: Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H St., NE
Please join Principals:
- Rachel Skerritt, Eastern HS
- Tynika Young, Eliot-Hine MS
- Natalie Gordon, Jefferson MS
and Bob Smith, DCPS’s IB Manager to learn more about the International Baccalaureate Programme in our neighborhood schools.
For a preview of the progress in implementing this new, rigorous academic program, check out Eliot-Hine Radio: http://www.live365.com/stations/tyoung1
What is International Baccalaureate? Ask These Students…
Eliot-Hine Middle School is implementing the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Program. What is IB? Watch these children and educators…
Learn more on Tuesday, October 23, 6:00 PM, at the Atlas Performing Arts Center (1333 H Street Northeast).
Capitol Hill Schools Celebrate Walk-to-School Day
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Contact: Suzanne Wells, m.godec@att.net
Capitol Hill Schools Celebrate Walk-to-School Day
Come Celebrate with Us at Lincoln Park and See the Role Walking to School Can Play in Student Health and Safety
Washington, DC- On Wednesday, October 3, 2012, at 7:30 a.m., students from thirteen schools (Brent Elementary, The Capitol Hill Cluster School (Peabody Early Childhood Center, Watkins Elementary, and Stuart Hobson Middle School), Capitol Hill Montessori@Logan, Eastern High School, Eliot-Hine Middle School, J.O. Wilson Elementary, Ludlow-Taylor Elementary, Maury Elementary, Miner Elementary, Payne Elementary, School-Within-School@Logan Annex, and Tyler Elementary) will gather at Lincoln Park (13th & East Capitol Streets, SE) to celebrate International Walk-to-School Day and the simple act of walking to school. The Walk-to-School Day event at Lincoln Park will be the largest in Washington, DC. By 8:30 a.m., everyone will be walking to their respective schools in order to arrive on time!
The Walk-to-School event at Lincoln Park will feature guest speakers Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells and Chef Alli Sosna. Fitness coach Rita Floyd and running coach Kathy Pugh will get the crowd moving, and the Maury and Miner cheerleaders will perform. There will be food provided by Revolution Foods, Long Meadow Farms, and Clif Bars. Whole Foods is donating bags and DC Water is supplying water bottles. Coffee will be provided for the adults (bring your own mug to help cut down on waste). The Capitol Hill Community Foundation is generously supporting the event, and the Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization is organizing the event.
Walk-to-School Day raises awareness of the need to create safer routes for walking and bicycling and emphasizes the importance of issues such as increasing physical activity among children, pedestrian safety, traffic congestion and concern for the environment. The event builds connections between families, schools and the broader community.
Now in its 14th year, this one-day event in the U.S. is a part of an international effort in more than 40 countries to celebrate the many benefits of safely walking and bicycling to school and to encourage more families to consider getting out of the car and onto their feet on the way to school in October. In 2011, Walk-to-School Day was celebrated at more than 4,000 events across the United States.
Maury Elementary Yard and Bake Sale – Sat. September 29
CHPSPO Meeting Notes – September 18, 2012
Capitol Hill Public Schools Parent Organization
Capitol Hill Montessori@Logan
215 G Street, NE
September 18, 2012
6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
At-Large School Board Member Candidates, Mary Lord and Marvin Tucker spoke about why they are running, their vision.
Walk-to-School Day (George Blackmon)
– Participating Schools – most in Capitol Hill have signed up.
– Food: need donations. Tyler and CHM@L will contribute Cliff Bars.
– Speakers: Confirmed – Tommy Wells, Kathy Pugh (EZ8DC and Girls on the Run), Rita (MAFA). Pending – MPD, Capital Bikeshare (Sandra to follow up), WABA (Shahna to follow up), Josh Morgan (Anthony Allard to follow up), AAA (Peter to follow up)
– Sponsors
Give Social (Kita McCord)
Give social is a platform to bring together groups. (GivSo.com). They are joining forces with Companies for Causes (companiesforcauses.org) and are interested in working w/ like-minded community organizations to work w/ Eastern HS and feeder schools/community. They are looking to understand who the groups are. PTA, out of school time orgs, to bring together community members to pool resources. Companies for Causes are 10 CEOs, staff at RAFA (Tom RAFA) that have committed to contribute. For now, focused on students immediately feeding into Eastern. Focused on most in need.
DCPS Library Funding Follow up (Peter MacPherson)
– Peter to represent CHPSPO in task force that has been assembled by DCPS.
– Provided feedback to task force “TOR’
– Publish librarian budget on CHPSPO site.
CHPSPO Website (Sandra Moscoso-Mills)
– We’re hoping to leverage the CHPSPO site to help get the word out about events, auctions, fundraisers, etc at all schools. Please reach out to your school communities and designate a person (or two) for your school to post content on the CHPSPO site. The site is on a WordPress platform
– Sandra to host WordPress.com workshop in October. Contact Sandra Moscoso – sandramoscosomills@gmail.com.
What do vertical and horizontal articulation mean to us? (All)
– Eastern High School feeder pattern. Based on ideas from July meeting, drafted a white paper. Need to think about how to implement. Need principals to set more of a vision of what they want to see in Eastern feeder pattern. Read White Paper – Provide feedback via email to Suzanne Wells (m.godec@att.net).
Community meetings on IB & feeder school living room chats (Joe Weeden & Suzanne Wells).
– Continuing discussions with Eliot Hine feeder schools. 4 living room chats w/ principal young from Eliot Hine representing feeder schools, so families have opportunity to mingle. Looking for host for 3rd grade parent – (have 2, 4, 5). Reach out to Suzanne (m.godec@att.net) if you want to co-host.
– Tuesday, October 23rd at Atlas Theatre – IB Bob will come w/ Principal Gordon, Young, Skerrit to deliver a session on what is IB. Series of 3 sessions – IB, Academic, how it relates to Common Core Standards. What does my 2nd grader need to know so that they can graduate w/ an IB degree from Eastern? What can we as parents do to support that?
Next CHPSPO Meeting: October 16, 2012 at Amidon-Bowen
Upcoming Events:
September 29 Maury Elementary School’s Yard and Bake Sale. 9AM-2PM. 1250 Constitution Ave., NE
October 1 Deputy Mayor Community Conversation about Quality Schools Wards 2/6, Location Amidon-Bowen, 5:30-9PM
October 3 Walk-to-School Day – 7:30-8:30 AM at Lincoln Park (by 7:15 AM if you volunteer to set up)
October 14 J.O.Wilson Taste of H Street
Visit CHPSPO on the web at http://chpspo.org
Barracks Row #SaveSchoolLibraries pop-up library – thank you!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by our mini pop-up library on Saturday in support of DCPS Librarians. We met dozens of school and community librarians from DC and all over the country, children of librarians, and of course, supporters of librarians. In a short period of time, we gave away dozens of books, raised over $650 towards continued advocacy and media buy for #SaveSchoolLibraries, and added over 100 signatures to the petition to restore DCPS budget for librarians.
Special thanks to ANC6B Commissioner Brian Pate for organizing the event, ANC6D Commissioner David Garber for pitching in and volunteering, and to Restauranteur Xavier Cervera for donating $1500 in restaurant gift certificates (Lolas, Molly Malone’s, Senarts, Hawk N Dove and more!) that went towards a silent auction to help us raise funds.
As always, it takes a village. Thanks to the volunteers (adults and kids) who made this happen. Enjoy these photos of the event.
What can you do to help Save School Libraries?
- Read this fact sheet –> Library Facts Handout 9-19 and reach out to the Mayor Gray, your Councilmember and Chancellor Henderson.
- Support Council Member Jack Evans’ bill to restore DCPS funding for librarians, art and music teachers.
- Encourage local leaders to support this effort, like ANC6B’s Resolution.
- Sign the online petition.
- Tell the world you support our DC Public School Librarians. ‘Like’ CHPSPO on Facebook, follow @CHPSPO on Twitter, tweet #SaveSchoolLibraries. Keep up with updates via http://chpspo.org
Taste of H Street for JO Wilson is Oct. 14!
Join your friends for a night of fun at the first annual Taste of H Auction for J.O.Wilson Elementary School. Enjoy music, libations and a food tasting from some of the best restaurants on H Street!
WHAT:
Music, food, libations & an exciting auction in H Street’s iconic arts center! Benefiting JO Wilson Elementary School. More here.
WHEN:
Sunday, October 14th 6 to 9pm
WHERE:
ATLAS Performing Arts Center
1333 H Street NE Washington, DC
TICKETS:
For Taste of H Street click here.
Online silent auction (kicks off Sep. 30).
Walk to School Day is around the corner – get ready for October 3!
Join Save School Libraries Pop-Up Library at Barracks Row Fall Festival on Sep 22!
CHPSPO is joining forces with Commissioner Brian Pate to organize a booth at the Barracks Row Fall Festival (on Saturday, September 22) in support of DC Public School librarians and libraries.
Stop by the booth between 1-4PM for a mini Pop-Up Library and book swap (a small scale version of last week’s). Thanks to Barracks Row business owners (thank you Xavier Cervera), we’ll offer refreshments, too!
If you have books to donate to the pop-up library, please drop them off at 109 13th St., SE between Wednesday and Friday of this week (there will be a box under the steps) or bring them to the festival on Saturday.
What can you do to help Save School Libraries?
- Read this fact sheet –> Library Facts Handout 9-19 and reach out to the Mayor Gray, your Councilmember and Chancellor Henderson.
- Encourage local leaders to support this effort, like ANC6B’s Resolution.
- Sign the online petition (or stop by our booth on Saturday to sign the paper version).
- Tell the world you support our DC Public School Librarians. ‘Like’ CHPSPO on Facebook, follow @CHPSPO on Twitter, tweet #SaveSchoolLibraries. Keep up with updates via http://chpspo.org
- Stop by the booth to show your support, pick up or drop off a book! – Want to volunteer at the booth? Contact sandramoscosomills@gmail.com.
Ward 6 Public School Parents Organization 